Finally got her sitting back on all fours. The suspension is complete. Now, its on to the brakes and steering...

It felt really good though to get her down of the jack stands...

 

Finish it up, she's gonna be a beaut... Good job.

 

One step at a time! She'll be roaring to life before you know it!!

 

So there's the Belvedere we've all been hearing about for so long. I see you sold the Stang, is this your next daily drive? I've been looking for a 69 Charger. Those mopars are getting high prices and they cost a small fortune to restore. Good Luck "Mr. Belvedere."

 

It look's like you're doing a nice job on it, but I guess you've got a ways to go before it's on the road again???

 

No, this will not be my daily driver. As you mentioned, Seacrow, Mopars (convertibles especially) go for a premium, as do their parts. I will be scared enough to drive it as it is. It will be a weekend cruiser/show car. We are hoping it will be finished enough to either take on part of the Power Tour next year or drive to Hot August Nights in Reno. I also promised the friend I bought it from that someday I would drive it back out to Phoenix to see him, and I still want and plan to... It may be a somewhat rare Mopar, but it won't be a trailer or garage queen...

I doubt however that I will do another Mopar. Just because this car was available with a Hemi makes any part twice as much... We plan on buying a '51 Chevy 2 dorr from Dad next Spring/Summer so that will probably be my next project and might even be my daily driver for a while. But ultimately I'm thinking a Choo Choo Custom Camino or 71 Camino/Sprint for a daily driver (even though I may buy Mom's 03 Ranger this winter or the '77 Camino I'm drive daily now...)...

As for what's left... When I just sit and think about it, it really doesn't seem like that much, but when I go out and look at it... I get a headache... I'm just hoping to have the car road worthy for the wedding. I'm not worrying about the top, side glass or much of the interior...

Wish me luck, and feel free to make donations. Year One and Summit gift cards work great!

 

closer, I nearly bought a 67 Dodge Coronet a few months ago. I think it's the same car as the Belvedere, I may be wrong. It was in great shape and would've made a great project. I checked in to some parts availability and prices and made the owner an offer. They wouldn't budge on price and I decided I didn't want the car enough to pay their price and work on it.

If it would've been a 69 Charger, I'd own it today. I have a buddy doing a 74 Challenger, he's gonna have over 10K in the engine alone. A 440 somewhere in the 600hp range. And that's with a used block, aftermarket heads etc.